ICD-10-CM M08: Juvenile arthritis

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for M08

Juvenile arthritis

Coding Notes & Guidelines for M08

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • arthropathy in Whipple's disease (M14.8)
  • Felty's syndrome (M05.0)
  • juvenile dermatomyositis (M33.0-)
  • psoriatic juvenile arthropathy (L40.54)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here

ankylosing spondylitis in adults (M45.0-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

adult-onset Still's disease (M06.1-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified (M08.0-)

Inclusion Terms

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with or without rheumatoid factor

Inclusion Terms

Still's disease NOS

Inclusion Terms

Other juvenile arthritis, vertebrae

Code Also
  • any associated underlying condition, such as:
  • regional enteritis [Crohn's disease] (K50.-)
  • ulcerative colitis (K51.-)

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for M08):

M08.0 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis M08.00 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified site M08.01 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, shoulder M08.011 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right shoulder M08.012 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left shoulder M08.019 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified shoulder M08.02 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis of elbow M08.021 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right elbow M08.022 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left elbow M08.029 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified elbow M08.03 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, wrist M08.031 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right wrist M08.032 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left wrist M08.039 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified wrist M08.04 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, hand M08.041 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right hand M08.042 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left hand M08.049 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified hand M08.05 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, hip M08.051 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right hip M08.052 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left hip M08.059 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified hip M08.06 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, knee M08.061 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right knee M08.062 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left knee M08.069 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified knee M08.07 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, ankle and foot M08.071 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right ankle and foot M08.072 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left ankle and foot M08.079 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot M08.08 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, vertebrae M08.09 - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sites M08.0A - Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, other specified site M08.1 - Juvenile ankylosing spondylitis M08.2 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset M08.20 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified site M08.21 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, shoulder M08.211 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, right shoulder M08.212 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, left shoulder M08.219 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified shoulder M08.22 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, elbow M08.221 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, right elbow M08.222 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, left elbow M08.229 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified elbow M08.23 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, wrist M08.231 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, right wrist M08.232 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, left wrist M08.239 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified wrist M08.24 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, hand M08.241 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, right hand M08.242 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, left hand M08.249 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified hand M08.25 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, hip M08.251 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, right hip M08.252 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, left hip M08.259 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified hip M08.26 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, knee M08.261 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, right knee M08.262 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, left knee M08.269 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified knee M08.27 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, ankle and foot M08.271 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, right ankle and foot M08.272 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, left ankle and foot M08.279 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified ankle and foot M08.28 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, vertebrae M08.29 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, multiple sites M08.2A - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, other specified site M08.3 - Juvenile rheumatoid polyarthritis (seronegative) M08.4 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis M08.40 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified site M08.41 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, shoulder M08.411 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right shoulder M08.412 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left shoulder M08.419 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified shoulder M08.42 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, elbow M08.421 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right elbow M08.422 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left elbow M08.429 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified elbow M08.43 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, wrist M08.431 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right wrist M08.432 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left wrist M08.439 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified wrist M08.44 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, hand M08.441 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right hand M08.442 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left hand M08.449 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified hand M08.45 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, hip M08.451 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right hip M08.452 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left hip M08.459 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified hip M08.46 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, knee M08.461 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right knee M08.462 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left knee M08.469 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified knee M08.47 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, ankle and foot M08.471 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right ankle and foot M08.472 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left ankle and foot M08.479 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot M08.48 - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, vertebrae M08.4A - Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, other specified site M08.8 - Other juvenile arthritis M08.80 - Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified site M08.81 - Other juvenile arthritis, shoulder M08.811 - Other juvenile arthritis, right shoulder M08.812 - Other juvenile arthritis, left shoulder M08.819 - Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified shoulder M08.82 - Other juvenile arthritis, elbow M08.821 - Other juvenile arthritis, right elbow M08.822 - Other juvenile arthritis, left elbow M08.829 - Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified elbow M08.83 - Other juvenile arthritis, wrist M08.831 - Other juvenile arthritis, right wrist M08.832 - Other juvenile arthritis, left wrist M08.839 - Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified wrist M08.84 - Other juvenile arthritis, hand M08.841 - Other juvenile arthritis, right hand M08.842 - Other juvenile arthritis, left hand M08.849 - Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified hand M08.85 - Other juvenile arthritis, hip M08.851 - Other juvenile arthritis, right hip M08.852 - Other juvenile arthritis, left hip M08.859 - Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified hip M08.86 - Other juvenile arthritis, knee M08.861 - Other juvenile arthritis, right knee M08.862 - Other juvenile arthritis, left knee M08.869 - Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified knee M08.87 - Other juvenile arthritis, ankle and foot M08.871 - Other juvenile arthritis, right ankle and foot M08.872 - Other juvenile arthritis, left ankle and foot M08.879 - Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot M08.88 - Other juvenile arthritis, other specified site M08.89 - Other juvenile arthritis, multiple sites M08.9 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified M08.90 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified site M08.91 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, shoulder M08.911 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right shoulder M08.912 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left shoulder M08.919 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified shoulder M08.92 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, elbow M08.921 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right elbow M08.922 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left elbow M08.929 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified elbow M08.93 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, wrist M08.931 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right wrist M08.932 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left wrist M08.939 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified wrist M08.94 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, hand M08.941 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right hand M08.942 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left hand M08.949 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified hand M08.95 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, hip M08.951 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right hip M08.952 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left hip M08.959 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified hip M08.96 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, knee M08.961 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right knee M08.962 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left knee M08.969 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified knee M08.97 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, ankle and foot M08.971 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right ankle and foot M08.972 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left ankle and foot M08.979 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified ankle and foot M08.98 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, vertebrae M08.99 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, multiple sites M08.9A - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, other specified site

About ICD-10-CM Code M08 (Juvenile arthritis)

ICD-10-CM code M08 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM M08 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about M08 - Juvenile arthritis. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Juvenile arthritis.